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Progress thus far

CBERD has categorized progress so far in three ¾ Hygrothermal characterization of Phase CBERD
easy to comprehend categories. Change Materials (PCM); inter-lab

1) Creation of Knowledge: This part comparisons. Development of PCM tiles
contains work which has added knowledge for ceiling and deployment of it in test for
into existing pool of knowledge or has created evaluation.
new knowledge and / or technology. This ¾ Natural Exposure of Cool Roofing
Includes: Products in India to study the Weathering
and Aging Process: Protocol finalization
¾ Model Predictive Control method for
enhanced savings through low-energy and test runs.
radiant cooling. ¾ Characterization of laser-cut panel

¾ Development of a graduated approach for that allow deep daylight penetration
through test apparatus and evaluation
benchmarking, usable for market-facing
deployment activities. of technology in India and development
of easy to use tool to predict daylight
¾ Development of PoE based blind controls penetration.
for shading, smart luminaire controller; and Development of algorithms to be included
implementation of dual loop mechanism to ¾
control light on task plane. in EnergyPlus for calculation of resultant
SHGC in presence of non-coplanar
¾ Enhanced design for energy efficient, lower shading devices.
mass micro-channel heat exchanger from
small unitary HVAC systems, supported ¾ Indoor environmental performance
by industry partner Delphi. evaluation of thirteen naturally-ventilated

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